PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 7, NO. 33
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BYRD BUSINESS PAGE 15
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Why aren’t teens driving at 16? It’s used to be a rite of passage: You get your license at 16. Now, it’s a bit more complicated ... PAGE 3
YOUR TOWN
LIBRARIAN HONORED
THE WAR ON BUGS
Flagler County Library Director Holly Albanese has been elected to the board of directors of the Northeast Florida Library Information Network. Albanese will be part of the nine member board, and will serve a threeyear term. The Northeast Florida Library Information Network encompasses a service area of 24 counties. Albanese has been the director of the Flagler County Public Library since July 2006.
INSIDE
Meet the team that keeps mosquitoes from getting under your skin. PAGES 10-14
In the fast lane Photo by Jeff Dawsey
The section that Palm Coast Lanes has designated for the Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas match has become overcrowded with blue and green.
Check out Jeff’s five takeaways from the latest FPC vs. Mantanzas crosstown bowling match. PAGE 16
DEMOLITION DAY Demolition has begun on three buildings on the old Players Club tennis property on Palm Harbor Parkway. PAGE 5
RRR DISBANDED
The Ronald Reagan Republican Assembly is no more in Flagler County. Find out why: PAGE 5
GOLF AND GRADES A new program is getting great participation, and for good reason: free golf, free tutoring. PAGE 25